Laugh, Cry And Gasp Along With The Best Viral Classroom Moments of 2019
A dancing police officer. A Founding Father with a wig made from sweat socks. And a physics professor, in a jester cap, on a pogo stick. These are some of the many characters from American schools who blew up on social media in 2019. Here's our unranked list of 10 of the most notable viral learning, teaching and school-related moments of the year.
Good sportsmanship (188,000 views on Facebook, 4.7 million on Twitter)
The scene: a middle school wrestling match in Anamosa, Iowa, between Austin Scranton and Lucas Lacina, who has cerebral palsy. You see his taller, stronger opponent treating him with care and gentleness. With encouragement, Lacina pins Scranton down and wins the match. "I wanted to help some kid that loves the same sport as me and to help him be really happy," his 14-year-old opponent told the local news.
Beat of a different
